Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
A Postal IeSrap

The postal telegraph bill, introduced by
Senator Cullom to-day, establishes
United States postal telegraph az part o
the postal system OF the United States
and for the purpose Of i~naugurating the
graph trunk lines shall first be constructed
One from Washington to Portland, Maine
via Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia.
Camden, Trenton, Newark, Jersey City,
New York. Brooklyn, New Haven, Hart.
ford, Providence and Boston. One from
Washington to Minneapolis, via Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago. Milwau:
kee, Madison. La Crosse and St. Paul.
One from New York City to Cleveland,
Ohio, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo,
Erie, Pennsylvania. Ore from Pittsburs
to Topeka, Kansas, via Columbus, Cincin-
natl, Indianapolis, St. LOUIS and Kansas
City. One from Toledo to Detroit. One
from Washington to Galveston, via Rich.
mond. Charlotte, Columbia, Augusta,
Atlanta, Montgomery and New Orleans.
One from Chicago to New Orleans, via In,
dianapolis, Louisville. Nashville, Memphis
and Vicksburg. One from Chicago to
st. Louis, via Peoria and Springfield. One
from Chicago to San Francisco, via Des
Moines, Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City,
SdESOu duu OCICE GOHu6 Gil TOULc anu one
from Cheyenne to Denver.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICES
are to be opened at the places named at all
intermediate points at which first, second
or third class postof1ices are established.
Branch lines. it provides, shall be con-
structed from time to time as a%ppropria-
ton therefor is made by Congress, the in.
tention being to connect the lines with all
cities where the postal free delivery system
prevails. But no additional facilities will
be provided in States already connected
with trunk lines until postal telegraph Of
fees have been established in every State
and Territory. System is to be constructed
on straight lines as near as practicable,
but regard is to be taken of cities that
will afford the best Geographic facilities to
public. Lines are to be constructed by the
Engineer Corps Of the Army and then
transferred to the custody of the Postmas-
ter-General. The poles are to be of iron
Tor wires OF copper and all other ma.
OF THE BEsT CHARACTER.
Eight wires are to be strung on the line be-
tween New York and Chicago, and four
upon other lines. The Secretary of War is
to use the military service lines
the United States as far as expedient,
and also to make all necessary condemna-
OF lands or buildings at a fair com.
p~ensation. All disputes as to what is a
lair compensation are to be settled by the
Court OF Claims. The Secretary is further
authorized to construct, take and use all
machinery and devices, not including tele-
graph lines, whether patented or not, as
be deemed necessary, the compensa.
lion to be determined in the same manner
condemnation of land. Sums of money
necessary for this purpose are appropriated
BY the bill.
A rate Of ten cents for each twenty words
and five cents for each additional ten
words is fixed for distances of under $40
niles. and an additional rate of five cents
or each $50 miles over 500. A night rate
thirty-ive cents and day rate OF seven
'y-five cents is fixed for each 100 words
for newspapers, except that
where the same dispatches are dropped off
1t more than one office the rates shall be
twenty-five and fifty cents respectively for
ZACH dropped copy. The office of Director |
1eneral Oh tne Telegraph Is created as part
II the Postofice Department. It is made |
he duty of the Postmaster General to re-
'ort to Congress after the passage of the
vet a plan for complete organization of the
postal telegraph system, with detailed es-
imates Of men and money needed before
he system is put into operation and en-
selected. Examinations are to be !
lad by the Civil Service Commission to de-
ermine the fitness of applicants. -Four
dollars ID appropriated for the 10.